In this second book in the Alice Rice series, the mystery is less intriguing, and the ending somewhat flamboyant. Alice's personal life takes an unexpected and rather improbable turn.The author's writing style has improved over the last book, with much less passive voice and more evocative descri...
Three nights in the office with only an undersized settee to sleep on had taken their toll. Another of the trials of middle-age, she thought bitterly, folding the rug she had used for makeshift bedding and plumping up the cushion that had served as a pillow. Huge feathers of snow floating lazily ...
. .’ Professor McConnachie said, speaking into his hand-held Dictaphone, bending over the naked corpse and adding, ‘age – late fifties, early sixties, something like that. Long, frizzy grey hair, shoulder length . . . detritus in the hair consisting of leaves and twigs.’ He stopped for a moment, ...
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As he watched the stream of his own breath in the cold air, he was glad of the warmth provided by his alb and the long red chasuble that reached almost to his feet. At that moment, a loud wail emanated from the only baby in the building and his attention was caught by the sight of its mother bend...